# How to convert json text into json object inside the msg object
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-convert-json-text-into-json-object-inside-the-msg-object/100323
**Category:** General
**Tags:** home-assistant, change-node
**Created:** [5 February 2026 23:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-convert-json-text-into-json-object-inside-the-msg-object/100323 "2026-02-05T23:33:57Z")
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### Author:  [@CoderN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CoderN)
#### Post date: [5 February 2026 23:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-convert-json-text-into-json-object-inside-the-msg-object/100323/1 "2026-02-05T23:33:57Z")
I have a flow that synchronize the states of 2 instances of _Home Assistants_. The output of sqlite query feeds a sensor node on another Home Assistant. An example output of the msg is like:
```auto
[
{
"state": "1",
"shared_attrs": "{\"entity_ids\":[\"sensor.ds918plus_drive_1_temperature\",\"sensor.ds918plus_drive_2_temperature\"],\"entities\":[\"sensor.ds918plus_drive_1_temperature = 24.0℃\",\"sensor.ds918plus_drive_2_temperature = 23.0℃\"],\"icon\":\"mdi:harddisk-remove\",\"friendly_name\":\"DS918+ Suboptimal Temperature Storage Device Count\"}"
}
]
```
I would like to insert a json object for the key "entity\_ids" with the value from the "entity\_ids" inside the json string of "shared\_attrs" and remove the "shared\_attrs" key/value pair. I.e.
```auto
[
{
"state": "1",
"entity_ids": [
"sensor.ds918plus_drive_1_temperature",
"sensor.ds918plus_drive_2_temperature"
]
}
]
```
How can I do it?
Many thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)
#### Post date: [5 February 2026 23:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-convert-json-text-into-json-object-inside-the-msg-object/100323/2 "2026-02-05T23:51:55Z")
Hi there,
```flows
[{"id":"e7ecd5a8bf104cfa","type":"json","z":"875a27ee3d026455","name":"","property":"payload[0].shared_attrs","action":"","pretty":false,"x":360,"y":271,"wires":[["fef1d63b6149d625"]]},{"id":"880e86e307e18dc9","type":"inject","z":"875a27ee3d026455","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"[{\"state\":\"1\",\"shared_attrs\":\"{\\\"entity_ids\\\":[\\\"sensor.ds918plus_drive_1_temperature\\\",\\\"sensor.ds918plus_drive_2_temperature\\\"],\\\"entities\\\":[\\\"sensor.ds918plus_drive_1_temperature = 24.0℃\\\",\\\"sensor.ds918plus_drive_2_temperature = 23.0℃\\\"],\\\"icon\\\":\\\"mdi:harddisk-remove\\\",\\\"friendly_name\\\":\\\"DS918+ Suboptimal Temperature Storage Device Count\\\"}\"}]","payloadType":"json","x":145,"y":215,"wires":[["e7ecd5a8bf104cfa"]]},{"id":"fef1d63b6149d625","type":"debug","z":"875a27ee3d026455","name":"debug 118","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":568,"y":295,"wires":[]}]
```
this worked for me, the JSON node is configured as:
But I didn't reset the `shared_attrs`, the result is not quite what you wanted:
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### Author:  [@CoderN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CoderN)
#### Post date: [6 February 2026 11:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-convert-json-text-into-json-object-inside-the-msg-object/100323/3 "2026-02-06T11:42:26Z")
Thanks a lot bro.
You make my day!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [20 February 2026 11:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-convert-json-text-into-json-object-inside-the-msg-object/100323/4 "2026-02-20T11:43:16Z")
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